On the desolate Gobi Desert, Kubaqi led his team to rest under the big stone dam while waiting for news from afar.
I never imagined that it would be so difficult to just travel from the north to the south of the Basaran Empire. There were almost no supply resources in the Gobi Desert. At the worst time along the way, we had to kill our mounts to satisfy our hunger. Later, all the animals brought by the entire team, including pets, were eaten as food.
Fortunately, there were intermittent green areas and water sources near the Bare Rock Mountains of the Bashalan Empire, which provided the team with a place to resupply. They could often catch wild animals drinking water near the water sources... and during this time, Kubazi also tasted the taste of snakes and scorpions for the first time.
Those things that I would never eat before, I finally couldn’t help but eat them when I was the hungriest!
"Why hasn't the Golden Group responded yet?" Kubachi asked the people around him.
"It should be soon. The people we sent out have already separated from the Golden Group." Fara, another high-ranking general in the Revolutionary Army, also said.
This long detour was arguably the most crucial step in the collaboration between the Revolutionary Army and the Borg. With the northern battlefield currently at a stalemate, the Borg couldn't even spare the time to send their elite troops, leaving the Revolutionary Army with no choice but to hand over the heavy responsibility...
However, people who are used to living in wealthy areas would never go through an environment like Adak. A few teams are fine, and sending an elite team to cross the Gobi should not be a problem, but the purpose of this trip is to attack the city and capture the important city of the Bashalan Empire on the southern border. This will ease the pressure on the northern battlefield and is also the fastest step to force the Bashalan Empire to retreat.
Therefore, there must be a large number of people, and they must all be elite fighters!
But even with these less than 10,000 members of the Revolutionary Army, Kubachi was still not sure. Therefore, with the introduction of the Borg and the Kate, the three parties also contacted the only war group in the desert that might help, the Desert Golden Group.
This group of professional war mercenaries who are in the desert for the purpose of collecting money and materials, if they are willing to help, the chances of winning will be much greater!
"Will there be any accidents?" Kubazi looked at the woman in front of him. He had never dealt with the Desert Gold Group.
Before this, I had never heard of the existence of professional mercenaries...
"I don't think so. Since they are professional mercenaries, they should be loyal to their employers. Otherwise, who would hire them in the future!" Farah said with certainty.
"But back then, in the great desert, we were foreigners to them."
"But reputation is equally important..."
After thinking about it, this statement is correct.
Although the Adak region and the Zambutal region do not belong to the same ethnic group, there is contact between the merchants and the people of the two regions. Such an open breach of promise would probably be bad for the reputation of the mercenaries.
Just wait, just wait!
Kubazi looked at the southern border. This area was no longer as desolate as when he came here. Even the semi-desert hills had a small amount of weeds, and there were many animals running out of the mountains and forests, enough to feed the team of nearly 10,000 people.
"How long will it take us south from here to reach the Basaran border?"
"It's about two days away. We're very close."
While the two were chatting, a soldier came back to report that he had captured an Imperial Army scout ahead...
"Imperial Army members? Why are they here..." Kubazi and Farah looked at each other. They came here originally to take the initiative, but they didn't expect to capture Imperial Army members in the Adak area.
"Bring him here!"
He ordered his men to quickly bring a man dressed in ordinary resident clothes to him.
"Captain, that's him! This sneaky guy has been watching us from the hill, and he speaks with a southern Bashalan accent. He must be a lackey of the Empire."
Kubachi walked up to the soldier on the ground.
"Which unit do you belong to? What's your purpose in coming to the Gobi Desert?"
The other party said nothing, just looked at me fiercely...
"Don't want to say it? Or are you still not convinced?"
Kubachi has been dealing with the Imperial Army for so many years that he can almost guess what position they hold just by seeing them. Usually, only well-trained regular troops can have such a determined look.
It seems that he should be a member of the enemy's regular army, not some lazy garrison on the border.
"You should be soldiers from the Oro area. Why are you here? Is there any movement in Oro City? Tell me..." Kubazi suddenly grabbed the soldier's neck.
Ever since Cuba led another group of revolutionary troops in a failed raid in the south, no news has been received about them. The entire team in the southern part of the empire seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. The last time they received news was their letter asking for help and their description of the city of Oro at that time.
The soldier's face turned red after being pinched by Kubachi, but he still said nothing.
He struggled desperately, and even when his body was almost convulsing, he still refused to speak...
"snort!"
He threw the soldier away with one hand.
"You have great courage. I just wonder if you can still have such pride and courage when you are tied up and thrown into the Gobi Desert to feed the wolves." Kubazi said, and began to order his men to tie up the soldiers and throw them to places where wild beasts often appear.
At this time, the soldier finally couldn't help but speak...
"Assholes, rebels! You won't be able to keep your arrogance for long. Count Weigel will definitely kill you all, he will."
Fear and anger finally made the scout speak, but the only words he said did mention a name that Kubaqi saw most often in the distress letters from the southern team.
Count Weigel.
He seems to be the lord of the Oro region!
"Don't worry, your Earl will soon follow in your footsteps."
The scout soldier was dragged away, and Kubazi looked towards the south with a frown.
"It seems that the earl may have already made preparations at the border... Strange, how did he know that we were going to attack from the border of Adak?" The voice was so soft that only Farah beside him could hear it. He had to remain calm in front of the soldiers.
"Could it be that there is a traitor among us?"
"Don't say such things casually..." Kubaqi reminded the other party.
"I'm just guessing."
There was also a look of shock in Farah's eyes.
A surprise attack.
How can it be called a surprise attack if the other party knows everything...
However, just as the two were confused, another soldier came over and said that the Golden Group had sent people over.
"The Golden Group must not know about this for the time being, otherwise there may be chaos." He whispered to the people around him.
"Um."
Farah and the others nodded.
…………
To the east of the revolutionary army's resting place, the most desolate direction in the Gobi Desert.
At this moment, a small group of people appeared in sight...
Riding horses with more robust limbs, the leaders were also a man and a woman... The one with a graceful figure and the one beside him with a strong physique, both wearing dazzling golden armor.
However, their faces cannot be seen, because they are also wearing golden masks...
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